Childhood Holiday Albums (Alvin & the Chipmunks, Nat King Cole, Carpenters)

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Ho, ho, ho Nerds! Pour yourself some eggnog and join us for a nostalgic look back on a trio of records that we grew up listening to during the holiday season. Hope you’re having a fun, safe and warm holiday!

• Alvin and the Chipmunks – A Chipmunk Christmas (1981)
• Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1960)
• Richard and Karen Carpenter – A Christmas Portrait (1978)

Other Diggins

• Hamish Hawk – A Firmer Hand (2024)
• Nala Sinephro – Endlessness (2024)
• Clay Aiken – Christmas Bells are Ringing (2024)
• The Pogues – If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)
• Panzerballet – X-Mas Death Jazz (2017)
• Merle Haggard – Merle Haggard’s Christmas Present (1973)

What do you think of these records? What holiday albums do you remember from childhood? Let us know on our website, albumnerds.com or email us, [e-mail].

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